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Giant pandas’ distinctive black and white markings provide effective camouflage, study finds
The high-contrast pattern of giant pandas helps them blend in with their natural environment.Credit: Anssi Nokelainen The high-contrast pattern of...
The delicate dance of developmental genes
The rapid scientific advancements that followed the mapping of the human genome have revealed just how staggeringly complex the world...
Crew-3 astronauts launch to space station alongside microgravity research
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission is set to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon on Sunday,...
MU partners with Jefferson College to create new transfer agreement for veterinary technicians
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- To help meet the country’s growing demand for veterinary technicians, the University of Missouri has partnered with...
UC San Diego-led team receives $9 million to advance Parkinson’s disease treatments
Researchers around the world have tried many ways, and for many years, to generate neurons in the lab so they...
UMaine-led research team discovers evidence of prehistoric human activity in Falkland Islands
Since its first recorded sighting by European explorers in the 1600s, scientists and historians have believed that Europeans were the...
Researchers map best conditions for forage fishes in the Chesapeake
Big fish eat smaller fish, but only if there are smaller fish to eat. A new study led by researchers...
Researchers evaluate whether lactate sensors can contribute to sports physiology
While there are a growing number of wearable lactate sensors available for sports and fitness, there hasn’t necessarily been an...
October research news from the Ecological Society of America: Recent findings from Frontiers & Ecosphere
October 27, 2021 For immediate releaseCredit: U.S. Geological Survey October 27, 2021 For immediate release Contact: Heidi Swanson, (202) 833-8773 ext....
Not all acne is equal: scientists reveal strains of C. acnes that promote skin health
Osaka, JAPAN – Cutibacterium acnes, a bacteria that is known to cause acne, is also widely spread on people with healthy...
Sweet! How glycogen is linked to heat generation in fat cells
Humans carry around with them, often abundantly so, at least two kinds of fat tissue: white and brown. White fat...
Red paint on 1,000-year-old gold mask from Peru contains human blood proteins
Thirty years ago, archeologists excavated the tomb of an elite 40–50-year-old man from the Sicán culture of Peru, a society...
Brain connectivity is lower in adults with PTSD or a history of sexual abuse
A study conducted at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in adults with a history of childhood maltreatment showed...
Flexible device could treat hearing loss without batteries
Some people are born with hearing loss, while others acquire it with age, infections or long-term noise exposures. In many...
Gastric cells—Plant substance from wine influences acid secretion via a bitter receptor
Gallic acid is a secondary plant ingredient found in wine or green tea. An Austrian-German team of scientists led by...
Talk-to-tilt: head tilting in dogs
This behaviour has never been studied before. According to a new study, just published in Animal Cognition, some dogs, those...
Cancer cells change shape, how they move to invade different types of tissue, OSU research shows
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University research has shed new light on the way malignant cells change their shape and...
Vascular disease in COVID-19 is not caused by viral infection of blood vessels
The SARS-CoV-2 virus does not infect blood vessels, despite the high risk of blood clots to COVID-19 patients, University of...
UTSW scientists identify protein that stops cell cycle in response to stress
UT Southwestern researchers have identified a new mechanism by which stress causes cells to stop dividing.Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center...
UBC-led researchers uncover how the novel coronavirus escapes a cell’s antiviral defences
A UBC-led research team has uncovered how the virus responsible for causing COVID-19 escapes destruction in infected cells, allowing SARS-CoV-2...
